Nutanix

System Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - India

September 1, 2024

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process consisted of:

Two technical rounds
One HR round
One manager round

Technical rounds covered basic networking, OS, and cloud concepts. They specifically inquired about my knowledge of Linux, Virtualization, and Troubleshooting. I was presented with a scenario where a computer would not boot and had no display; I was asked how I would troubleshoot this issue.

Questions

How do you troubleshoot a desktop that doesn't boot up and you can't see anything on your screen?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Nutanix System Reliability Engineer role in India.

Success Rate

24%

Pass Rate

Nutanix's interview process for their System Reliability Engineer roles in India is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive83%

Neutral14%

Negative3%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nutanix's System Reliability Engineer interview process in India.

Nutanix Work Experiences

Great workplace

System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

October 6, 2025

Pros: Free lunch, snacks, and drinks. Hybrid work. Plenty of events.

Cons: Have to deal with micromanagement (depends on the team).

Great workplace

System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

October 6, 2025

Pros: Free lunch, snacks, and drinks. Hybrid work. Plenty of events.

Cons: Have to deal with micromanagement (depends on the team).

Lack of integrity found: My Nutanix experience

System Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

February 9, 2024

Pros: Nutanix offers competitive salary and RSU packages, attractive benefits, and a pleasant office environment.

Cons: There was a lack of integrity found in attempts to renegotiate my contract through verbal agreements, outside of written terms. The company did not provide opportunities for improvement or communicate areas for growth at all. Additionally, there is a perceived lack of alignment with the "heart" and "honesty" principles promoted by the company.

Lack of integrity found: My Nutanix experience

System Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

February 9, 2024

Pros: Nutanix offers competitive salary and RSU packages, attractive benefits, and a pleasant office environment.

Cons: There was a lack of integrity found in attempts to renegotiate my contract through verbal agreements, outside of written terms. The company did not provide opportunities for improvement or communicate areas for growth at all. Additionally, there is a perceived lack of alignment with the "heart" and "honesty" principles promoted by the company.

Good Place, Bleak Outlook

System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: A good place to work.

Cons: No cons I experienced as of now.

Good Place, Bleak Outlook

System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: A good place to work.

Cons: No cons I experienced as of now.

Great workplace

System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

October 6, 2025

Pros: Free lunch, snacks, and drinks. Hybrid work. Plenty of events.

Cons: Have to deal with micromanagement (depends on the team).

5.0
Great workplace
System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 6, 2025
Pros: Free lunch, snacks, and drinks. Hybrid work. Plenty of events.
Cons: Have to deal with micromanagement (depends on the team).

Lack of integrity found: My Nutanix experience

System Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

February 9, 2024

Pros: Nutanix offers competitive salary and RSU packages, attractive benefits, and a pleasant office environment.

Cons: There was a lack of integrity found in attempts to renegotiate my contract through verbal agreements, outside of written terms. The company did not provide opportunities for improvement or communicate areas for growth at all. Additionally, there is a perceived lack of alignment with the "heart" and "honesty" principles promoted by the company.

1.0
Lack of integrity found: My Nutanix experience
System Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
February 9, 2024
Pros: Nutanix offers competitive salary and RSU packages, attractive benefits, and a pleasant office environment.
Cons: There was a lack of integrity found in attempts to renegotiate my contract through verbal agreements, outside of written terms. The company did not provide opportunities for improvement or communicate areas for growth at all. Additionally, there is a perceived lack of alignment with the "heart" and "honesty" principles promoted by the company.

Good Place, Bleak Outlook

System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: A good place to work.

Cons: No cons I experienced as of now.

4.0
Good Place, Bleak Outlook
System Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
March 10, 2022
Pros: A good place to work.
Cons: No cons I experienced as of now.

Nutanix Interview Questions

Longest Increasing Path in a Matrix

Find the longest path in a matrix where each step increases in value. You can only move up, down, left, or right.

ArraysDynamic ProgrammingGraphsRecursion

Best Sightseeing Pair

Find the best pair of sightseeing spots in an array to maximize a score calculated from their values and distance. The score is the sum of the two spots' values minus the distance between them.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

Maximum Employees to Be Invited to a Meeting

You are planning a meeting and need to invite the maximum number of employees. Employees have preferences for who they want to sit next to; find the largest group of employees who can be seated such that everyone is happy with their neighbors.

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